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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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